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Court Gives Life Sentence to "the Bucket" and Fellow Partners-in-Crime

Court Gives Life Sentence to "the Bucket" and Fellow Partners-in-Crime

Banska Bystrica, March 30 (TASR) – The kingpin of the Bratislava ‘Sykorovci’ gang Robert Lalis nicknamed Kybel (Bucket) received a life sentence from the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Wednesday. Life sentence was given also to Jozef Rohac nicknamed Potkan (Rat), who is currently held in custody in Hungary,

Solymos to Review Questionable Contracts as Environment Minister

Solymos to Review Questionable Contracts as Environment Minister

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – Some questionable agreements concluded by former environment minister Peter Ziga need to be reviewed, said new Environment Minister Laszlo Solymos (Most-Hid), who was sworn into office by Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday. Among the department’s priorities are tasks stemming from the upcoming Slovak presidency

Development Aid Is Important, Says Four out of Five Slovaks

Development Aid Is Important, Says Four out of Five Slovaks

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – According to a recent Eurobarometer poll on development cooperation and aid, four out of five Slovaks consider helping people from developing countries to be important, TASR learnt on Wednesday. In view of the migration and refugee crisis, the European Commission conducted this research to find out

NBS: Slovak Economy Should Rise by 3.2 percent in 2016

NBS: Slovak Economy Should Rise by 3.2 percent in 2016

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – According to the latest mid-term prediction of the Slovak central bank (NBS), Slovakia’s economy should rise by 3.2 percent this year, by 3.3 percent next year and by 4.2 percent in 2018, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Investments in the public sector increased

Gajdos: Slovakia's Direction Should Be Unambiguous

Gajdos: Slovakia's Direction Should Be Unambiguous

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – Slovakia’s foreign policy should be definitely pro-European and pro-Atlantic, said Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (SNS), who was ceremonially sworn into office by Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday. “I will perform my function with determination, professionalism and integrity. I’ll strive for the most effective

Opposition: Unwillingness to Publish Coalition Agreement Is Inexplicable

Opposition: Unwillingness to Publish Coalition Agreement Is Inexplicable

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – The unwillingness of governing coalition parties Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet (Network) to publish the coalition agreement is inexplicable and indefensible, concurred representatives of the strongest Opposition parties Lubomir Galko (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) and Daniel Lipsic (OLaNO-NOVA) on Tuesday. “Our former

No Slovaks Aboard Hijacked Plane in Egypt

No Slovaks Aboard Hijacked Plane in Egypt

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – It appears that no Slovaks were on board the aircraft that was hijacked in Egypt on Tuesday, head of the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry’s press department Juraj Tomaga told TASR on the same day. The ministry continues to monitor the situation. EgyptAir flight 181